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It depends on ourselves to be to each others, either a blessing or a torment.

Afrikan Spir

What we take for vainglory, ambition, love of power and riches (or wealth), is often, indeed, a need to mask this emptiness, a need to let one’s hair down (or to live it up), to put oneself on a false scent or trail. (de se donner le change”, Fr.)
AFRIKAN SPIR

Ambition Emptiness Indeed Love Mask Need Power Riches Take Vainglory Wealth
Nothing that rest on some contradictory basis shall succeed or last in the long run (“ne saurait réussir ou durer, à la longue”, Fr.); all that involve (or imply…) a contradiction is fatally destined, early or late, to disintegrate and disappear.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Long Nothing Rest Run Running Shall Some Succeed
In this world everything that is won to the ideal, is an eternal (or imperishable, – “impérissable”, Fr.) good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Country Eternal Ideal Imperishable Won World
The undertakings enter unto (“les engagements contractés”, Fr.), nothing assure that we will not break them, possibly (“éventuellement”, Fr.) in another.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Assure Break Enter Nothing Possibility Undertaking Upto
The more gifted by nature is a man, the more is deplorable the abuse that he does by using them to shameful ends.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Abuse Deplorable Gifted Intelligent Man More Nature
System that maintain among nations a a perpetual distrust and tension, impose on them (or force or compel, “leur impose”, Fr.) formidable armies and crushing war budgets.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Budget Crushing Impose Mainly Maintain Perpetual System Tension
There is a radical dualism between the empirical nature of man and its moral nature.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Empirical Man Moral Nature Radical
For, when all is said and done, at what is aiming all this display (or deployment) of activity, if not to realized outward profits, to provide material pleasure (or enjoyment).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Activity Aiming Display Deployment Material Outward Pleasant Profit
A man, engaged in his simple reflections in everyday life, will comprehend neither the possibility, nor the benefits of self-sacrifice, but, when given (“qu’on lui donne”, Fr.) a great cause to defend, and he will find only natural to sacrifice oneself for it.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Comprehend Engaged Everyday Men Neither Possibility Reflect Reflection Sacrifice
It is in the company of men pursuing a same ideal that the still weavering (or unsteady) soul can set oneself (“se fixer”, Fr) and stick to (or attach to) everything that is noble and generous.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Attach Company Everything Generous Ideal Men Noble Pursing Same Soul Weaving
The more a man is successful in getting out (or coming out) from his own individuality, of his egoist self, and to control (or dominate) the instincts of his physical nature.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Character Control Egoist Getting Independent Individuality Out Successful
Thus the moral consciousness is an innate and intimate revelation of the absolute, which goes beyond (or goes pass, or exceed) every empirical data (or given information).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Absolute Beyond Consciousness Data Empirical Information Innate Intimate Moral Revelation
In the actual state of social relationships, the forms (“formes”, Fr.) of politeness are necessary as a subsitute to benevolence.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Actual Form Necessary Politeness Social State
If we do turn (direct, aim, – “dirige”, Fr.) life in time the social life in new directions (or ways, – “dans des voies nouvelles”, Fr.)
AFRIKAN SPIR

Direction Life m Life New Nouvelies Social Turn Voies
As the antagonism between those who possess, and those who do not, is becoming more acute day after day.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Acute Antagonism Becoming Day Moment Posses Way
When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc – added Spir here) the low instincts are unbridled (or unrestrained).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Add Alcohol Certain Influence Man Under War

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